Community Development Block Grant Project Manager

About the role

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) seeks a CDBG Project Manager to support community development projects focusing on water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Manage CDBG projects from application through close-out.
• Review and score applications; support funding recommendations.
• Establish project budgets, milestones, and required documentation.
• Cook up and manage contracts, amendments, and construction progress.
• Ensure compliance and provide expert guidance.
• Interpret and apply state and federal regulations and program requirements.
• Provide clear technical assistance to applicants, grantees, local governments, and grant administrators.
• Conduct on-site monitoring visits statewide to assess compliance, construction progress, and project performance.
• Serve as a cross-program compliance resource for CDBG and related infrastructure programs.
• Develop guidance, training materials, and compliance resources to support communities and partners.
• Present program and compliance information to stakeholders, grant administrators, and community representatives.
• Collaborate with team members on program materials, presentations, and continuous process improvements.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of HUD programs and federal compliance & grant administration.
• Experience with public infrastructure or construction-related projects.
• Effective communication skills to build relationships with applicants and grant recipients.
• Dedication to uphold our Core Values: Accountability in Action, Innovate Together, Mission Driven.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in research, planning, economics, public relations, business, corporate finance, or marketing and experience equal to two years of full-time work that involved responsibility for interpreting laws, rules and regulations, and/or securing compliance with them; or
• A total of six years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

Skills

• Grant & Project Management
• Compliance & Expert Guidance
• Program Development
• Communication & Relationship Building
• Core Values Alignment

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Great Benefits
• Retirement Plan
• Flexibility
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs and Employee Discount Programs

Pay

The CDBG Project Manager position is a non-merit, non-contract position classified by the State of Iowa as an Economic Development Specialist 2 and is exempt per FLSA regulations.

Schedule

As an employee of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, you are a State of Iowa employee and are eligible to enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes: